- Handel Gothic
Infobox font
name = Handel Gothic
style =Sans-serif
classifications = Geometricsans-serif
date =
creator = Don Handel, Ronald Trogram
foundry =PhotoStar
foundries =Bitstream ,Eisner+Flake ,Linotype ,URW |Handel Gothic is a geometric
sans-serif typeface.Designed by
Don Handel in the mid-1960s, and used in the 1973 United Airlines logo developed by Saul Bass, Handel Gothic was an instant success when released to the graphic design community.However, according to Linotype, it was designed in the 1980s by Ronald Trogram. The fonts were originally distributed in film format by PhotoStar.
It was a prominent font in the 1980s due to its futuristic design and even today is used to signify the future.
Bitstream version uses a rounded downward leg on R instead of the diagonal legged R.
ITC Handel Gothic (2008)
It is a re-proportioned version designed by
Rod McDonald , released in March 2008.This family includes 5 fonts in 5 weights. OpenType features include fractions, ligatures, ordinals, stylistic alternates, subscript/superscript.
External links
* [http://www.linotype.com/en/89198/handelgothic-family.html Handel Gothic Font Family - by Ronald Trogram]
* [http://www.urwpp.de/cgi-bin1/dalcgi/source/printnews.htd?sprache=english&sqpb-id=wd12ef7283f3c4dbd89987dbeae12bccd5a861fbdec Handel Gothic by URW]
* [http://www.itcfonts.com/Fonts/NewFonts/2008/0308_HandelGothic.htm What's New From ITC: March 2008]
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